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Fresh fruit gets a new protective coat.
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 2002-US ARS: Fresh fruit gets a new protective coat (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Apples and citrus are about to get a uniform new coat. But it's not to keep the fruit warm on cold orchard nights. Instead, these coatings act as biofungicides that keep fruit fresh longer during storage.
Agricultural Research Service scientists have been working to improve earlier biofungicides aimed at controlling decay of fruits and vegetables after harvest. Such fungal decay can destroy more than 25 percent of the world's harvested fruit.
Biological products, such as friendly yeasts, are used for environmentally safe pest control and to reduce dependence on synthetic chemicals. They work by consuming nutrients on fruit and vegetable skins that otherwise would allow rot-causing fungi to grow.
Charles L. Wilson, a plant pathologist with the ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, W.Va., and Ahmed El Ghaouth, a postharvest plant pathologist employed by Micro Flo Co. of Memphis, Tenn., conducted research leading to two patents issued this year.
One of the two new patents discloses how chitosan, a natural fungicide, can be compatibly combined with an ...
- Micro Flo slapped with $1 million fine.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News Zahodiakin, Phil September 30, 2002 700+ words
EPA recently hit the Micro Flo Company with penalties totaling more...pesticide products. The settlement with Micro Flo, which was hammered out in an Alternative...Phosphorus Inc. allegations that Micro Flo was importing permethrin and acephate...
- Micro Flo to Address EPA Administrative Complaint.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 17, 2001 700+ words
...MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Micro Flo Company LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF...not challenging the registered status of any of Micro Flo's products. "Micro Flo fully intends to appropriately resolve the issues...
- Arysta LifeScience to Buy Major Assets of Micro Flo Company From BASF.(Company...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 17, 2006 700+ words
...on the acquisition of major assets of Micro Flo Company LLC, Memphis, Tenn., a wholly...financial details of the transaction. Micro Flo, with headquarters in Memphis, Tenn...and plant growth regulating agents. Micro Flo has relationships with the major U...
- EPA Signs Consent Agreement and Final Order With Micro Flo, LLC to Settle FIFRA...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 19, 2002 700+ words
...settlement of an administrative complaint against Micro Flo Company, LLC (Micro Flo) for violations of the Federal Insecticide...Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The settlement requires Micro Flo to pay a civil penalty of $1,053,858. The...
- Monsanto And Micro Flo Announce Agreement On Glyphosate And Roundup Ready Crops.
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 14, 1999 700+ words
...multi-year supply agreement with Micro Flo to license rights to Monsanto's glyphosate...registration data. The agreement will allow Micro Flo to register its own brand of glyphosate...terms of the license agreement allow Micro Flo to use its own brand of glyphosate herbicide...
- DOWELANCO AND MICRO FLO ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 2, 1995 700+ words
...is released by DowElanco: DowElanco and Micro Flo Company have announced a settlement of their...DowElanco petitioned the EPA to cancel certain Micro Flo pesticide registrations, and sued Micro Flo for damages in federal court. DowElanco...
- Monsanto and Micro Flo Announce Agreement On Glyphosate and Roundup Ready Crops.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 14, 1999 700+ words
...multi-year supply agreement with Micro Flo that also licenses rights to Monsanto...registration data. The agreement will allow Micro Flo to register its own brand of glyphosate...terms of the license agreement allow Micro Flo to use its own brand of glyphosate herbicide...
- EPA Issues an Adminstrative Complaint Against Micro-Flo, LLC for Violations of...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 13, 2001 700+ words
...today that a Complaint has been issued against Micro Flo, LLC, (Micro-Flo) for violations of the Federal Insecticide...counts. The Complaint primarily alleges that Micro-Flo offered for distribution or sale several pesticide...
- EPA Charges BASF Subsidiary.(Micro Flo, for labeling violations)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Chemical Week SISSELL, KARA September 26, 2001 700+ words
EPA HAS CHARGED BASF SUBSIDIARY MICRO FLO (MEMPHIS) WITH illegally labeling pesticide...product Permethrin Pro formulated at Micro Flo's plant at Sparks, GA from 1996 to...also says some of the product sold by Micro Flo differed in composition at the time it...
- BASF will sell off Micro Flo.(AMERICAS: NEWS AND VIEWS)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: ICIS Chemical Business (Weekly) Robinson, Simon March 27, 2006 700+ words
...has reached a final agreement to sell Micro Flo, a manufacturer and distributor of off...will acquire the commercial business of Micro Flo, including a portfolio of active ingredients...agreements to ensure continued supply of Micro Flo products sourced from BASF. Christopher...
Source: HighBeam Research, Fresh fruit gets a new protective coat.